EASER  I would reiterate what the other 5-star reviews have said. Beyond that, I have two additional reasons why I like this program. First, unlike Apple's Finder, I can adjust font and icon sizes in PF so that I can actually see and read them! Apparently, the designers at Apple have not yet reached age 50, or they would correct this immediately. Second, I prefer column view, and PF maintains its column width settings. Apple's Finder always, always opens any new window with the narrowest possible column width, and I got tired of having to constantly manually adust this. You cannot go wrong with PF. Period. And unlike some reviews I've read, I've never once had a problem with their support team getting back to me. It might take a few days, but they do reply.  (Version 4.8.5)

MOOGAN  Superb finder replacement with tremendous depth. A ridiculous number of features, basically Pathfinder can do almost anything. Takes a while to discover the features so give it a decent trial period if you are checking it out. Well worth the money and ideal for anyone frustrated by the rather dumbed down finder.  (Version 4.8.4)

CENOCRE  I had been meaning to try this for years. Wish I hadn't waited as Path Finder is fantastic and helps to counter a lot of the profound stupidity of Apple. It is great for those who put productivity and organization before eye candy.

After years of frustration with Apple forgetting about HI (human interface) guidelines, even though they wrote the book, and continually removing great features in each iteration of OS X I find that Path Finder a great substitute for the Finder even in Leopard (except for access to Screen Sharing). With OS X, we lost the Apple Menu, the great find feature in 10.3.x was replaced with the utterly atrocious Spotlight, labeling in the Finder made for visual confusion, popup folders disappeared, Finder prefs were limited and there are limited global settings and on and on and on and on.

Path Finder brings back much of what was lost, albeit in a different form and in some cases greatly improves on our lost features. In just on inexpensive program you get improved menus, GREATLY IMPROVED FIND FILE, tabbed windows, improved info and permission and preview, etc.

It is really amazing how many features this program has and often times documents such as images, PDF's, and text files will open in Path Finder rather than having to open another program. The programmer(s) appear to be very logical and have thought of nearly everything.

I could suggest a few great features, and small flow changes, and some visual polish could enhance the feel of the program, but overall Path Finder is one of the very few programs that deserves rave reviews.

If you like to be very organized and productive in the way that you choose rather than being forced into Steve Jobs's pretty but pain in the ass paridigms, get Path Finder. Path Finder gives you freedom.  (Version 4.8.3)

BRUCEG  The Shelf Background color cannot be changed on left side.   (Version 4.8.3)